Minister of War (Spain)

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Minister of War
Ministro de la Guerra
National Emblem
Longest serving Miguel Ibarrola González [es] 27 June 1825–15 October 1832
Ministry of War [es]
Type	Head of a ministry
Status	Abolished
Residence	Palace of Buenavista [es]
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	Monarch
Formation	25 November 1807
First holder	Antonio de Olaguer y Feliú (as Royal Secretary of War)
Final holder	Félix Álvarez-Arenas (as Minister of the Army)
Abolished	4 July 1977
Superseded by	Minister of Defence

The Spanish Minister of War (Spanish: Ministro de la Guerra) was the head of the Ministry of War [es]. The position was established as the Secretary of State (Ancient Regime in Spain) (Spanish: Secretario del Despacho de Guerra) in 1807. In 1977 it was collected with the Minister of the Navy and Minister of the Air to create the Minister of Defence.